Gumuk Pasir
is one of famous places in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This 2 km big place is located
on Pantai Parangkusumo road, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The distance from Tugu Station
to this place is about 30km and it takes about 1 hour to get there. This Sand
Dune (Gumuk Pasir) is made because the big wave of the seas around it crushed
the stones in the seas and it became sand. Thus, the wind blew away the sand
and the sand piled up in one place, which is in Gumuk Pasir. In this place, not
only you can see a huge place full of sand, but also many big green trees
around it. Seeing blue sky, ash sand, and many green trees is such a relaxing
scene for your eyes.
Seeing the
relaxing benefit from this place, of course it is a good decision to go here when
you are in Yogyakarta. Not only it is not far from the station but also the
admission fee for this location is very cheap. It is only Rp. 3.000,00 (in
2017). By paying that amount of money you can take endless photos there. Moreover,
you can find a pretty decoration and some swings in the center of the sand to
beautify your photo. Therefore, this place sometimes is used by people to take pre-wedding
photos.
Since Gumuk Pasir is a place full of sand, people
sometimes do another thing beside taking photos. They usually do sandboarding. Sandboarding
is a sport where you ride a board on the sand. It is a combination between
surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding. You can do sandboarding because the
piled up sands are about 5-15m high. In order to do this you can rent a board
there for about Rp. 70.000,00 rupiah for as long as you want in that day. Moreover,
there is a guide who can help people who never do the sandboarding before. So it
is absolutely safe to try.
I really
recommend you to come to this place to enjoy the beauty of the nature and try
new thing with cheap price or you might find new friends. Travel more, Live
more. (sprp)
